A Must-See Movie, “Inequality for All” with Robert Reich, Opens Sept. 27

September 13, 2013

Roger Hickey

Robert Reich, former labor secretary and friend of Campaign for America’s Future, is the star of a new film, “Inequality for All.”

It is an important and very entertaining film. It won the Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking at Sundance. And it is opening in theaters nationwide.

Beginning on September 27, “Inequality for All” will start showing in over 40 cities nationwide. (See this webpage for the cities, theaters, and opening dates.)

You should see this film – and you should get others to see it. It dramatizes the growing income gap in the United States and the implications for the health of the American economy. It leads to discussion about actions to reverse inequality. And it is also a fun movie.

“Inequality for All” is a great vehicle for organizing. Many progressive groups are hosting screenings before the theatrical debut. If you can’t find one, you can send an email and see if you can host one yourself.

Please see this movie – and share this post. “Inequality for All” could help spark a movement for an economy that works for us all.

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About Roger Hickey

Roger Hickey is Co-Director of the Campaign for America’s Future. He was also one of the founders of Health Care for America Now!, a coalition of over 1,000 national and local organizations united to achieve quality affordable health care for all. He was also one of the leaders of the successful campaign to stop the privatization of Social Security, called Americans United to Protect Social Security. Hickey was a founder and Communications Director of the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington think tank that looks at economics from the point of view of working Americans. He was also a founder of the Public Media Center in San Francisco. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Hickey began his career in the 1960s as an organizer for the Virginia Civil Rights Committee.